Many consultancies provide surveys that claim to measure Employee Engagement. These same companies also publish reports that conclude the more engaged an employee is the more productive they are likely to be. A Gallup survey in 20121 says that the companies scoring high…
The third in our Work Personality series, this piece covers the subversive Snake. In 30 years of working with a wide variety of businesses, we have developed a simple model of four kinds of people found in . The first…
Suddenly ‘Millennials in the workplace’ has become a buzzworthy topic for managers everywhere. For many of us, the word “Millennial” brings to mind skinny jeans, MacBooks, and an insatiable appetite for kale. Workers and prospective employers from other generations have…
Chances are your has a well-defined business strategy. It is quite likely that it has been shared among your employees and probably even published in your annual report. But what about your People Strategy? You won’t find that in any…
Mergers and acquisitions are risky business. If we haven’t experienced it ourselves, we have heard the stories; cultures clashing, employees walking, and value evaporating overnight. So how is it that mergers and acquisitions are more prevalent now than ever? The reality…
Succession planning is a duty often cast aside by busy executives. More than half of companies today cannot immediately name a successor to their CEO should the need arise, according to new research conducted by Heidrick & Struggles and Rock Center for Corporate Governance at…
Successful mergers and acquisitions are a great way to drum up publicity, respect and the potential for huge value increases. But for loyal employees, being merged with another company, often one that they have previously seen as a competitor, can…
It turns out Shrek was right, but not just about Ogres. People are also like onions. Onions are made up of many layers, semi-translucent and sometimes harder to look into. On the outside we are smooth, whole and unassuming but inside…
The first in our Work Personality series, this piece covers the Teddy Bear. Teddy Bears are soft and dependable, always there to listen and support. They do what they are asked and show little personal initiative. They do not question…
